With League of Legends, one of the most played and critically acclaimed PC games today, Riot Games is a leading innovator in its mission to be the most player-focused game company in the world.  At Riot you will work among the most gifted and passionate people in the industry as we hire only the most talented and collaborative people in their discipline.  We believe the core reason for Riot's success is people and we are committed to helping employees grow their abilities and careers, as we all continually focus on improvement.  We are serious professionals who don't take ourselves too seriously.  Named a Top 30 Developer by Game Developer Magazine, Riot Games is aggressively expanding, growing the company five-fold over the past two years, and still continuing the search for top talent.

We are seeking an IT Project Manager who will be responsible for managing projects to drive a high performance IT services organization. The role involves working with the Riot IT team to capture and provide visibility to business leaders and key project stakeholders of project status, priority, and IT roadmaps.

Duties will include collaborating with members of IT technology leads, key business stakeholders, and other studio resources as required.

Responsibilities:

• Provide visibility of project status, priority, and IT roadmap and backlog
• Manage the overall delivery of all IT projects
• Be responsible for creating and maintaining detailed project schedules and status reports
• Plan for the impact of projects across all aspects of Riot Games and to Riot Games’ Partners
• Ensure procedures and processes are clearly and accurately documented and implemented
• Identify risks and develop strategies to mitigate

Requirements:

• 5+ years in project management and with a variety of  project management methodologies
• A proven track record of successfully managing IT projects
• Effective at building relationships with all parts of the business to be an effective project manager
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and detail-oriented approach to problem solving
• Proven ability to establish and run effective teams

Preferred:

• Experience in a software development environment or video game studio
• Experience working with Windows operating systems in corporate environments
• Experience directing enterprise application deployments
• Strong background/interest in application and infrastructure design
• Experience with organizational change management efforts

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